Escape...

Earlier this month we were able to vacation, or rather escape, to California! The purpose of the trip was to attend my cousin's wedding. We added on a trip to visit friend Ellie and some San Francisco sight seeing! At Ellie's camp we were able to stand in the woods and see lots of green things growing. Then she took us to the ocean...the ocean...a place where we saw Jesus in the waves, where we were reminded of his awesomeness. Then we saw the inside of two local coffee shops...two! We've been deprived. It was nice to be inside them, breathe in coffee aroma, taste the delightfulness of a cup o' java! In San Francisco we saw and tasted China town and Little Italy, experienced the Fisherman's Wharf, city taxis and the trolley. We did not get to eat rice-a-roni (the San Francisco Treat)! I sang karaoke at the bachelorette party for the bride, we sat among 20 or so other guests at the wedding, took in champagne at the cocktail hour, and at the reception we saw magnificent views of San Francisco both before and after darkeness fell, we danced, we ate a three course meal followed by 2 courses of dessert, and we sat enthralled by the beauty of it all, especially the bride and groom. But the most wonderful part of it all....we were with family. We were us, we were pure and wholly ourselves. We were surrounded by people who love us, hug us, laugh with us, cry with us and hold us when we need it. We could be us. We were free.